A lot has changed in the past few months for the new Wichita “makerspace.”

Jens Torell, one of the group’s organizers, tells us the organization has established a long-term workspace for members inside Bluebird Arthouse, an art supply store and studio at 924 W. Douglas in the Delano district.

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MakeICT is renting about a third of a 1,200-square-foot studio space at Bluebird. Other artists use the rest of the room.

The space includes workbenches, a computer-controlled router donated to MakeICT, plus a wide variety of hand tools members share to work on projects. Torell says the group is working on acquiring a 3-D printer.

MakeICT has about 20 members so far, and Torell says others interested in joining should attend one of the group’s public evenings or workshops to learn more. A workshop set for this Saturday is full, but other events are posted on MakeICT’s website and Facebook page. The space is also open to the public from 7 to 10 p.m. every other Monday (April 22 is the next one).

Membership costs $10 a month. Members are given a card that will allow them access to the space anytime Bluebird Arthouse is open, which typically is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

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